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Council delays public hearing on conveyance of Carriage House Drive underlying land, orders appraisal and negotiation
Summary
After a town-meeting vote to discontinue Carriage House Drive, councilors agreed Aug. 10 to delay setting a conveyance public hearing while staff obtains a commercial appraisal (estimated $3,000–$4,000) and negotiates terms with the property owner; staff recommended a public hearing be scheduled once appraisal and negotiation progress.
Following a recent town-meeting decision to discontinue Carriage House Drive, staff told the Mansfield Town Council on Aug. 10 that the next step to convey the underlying real estate is to post notice, publish a legal ad, hold a public hearing and then take council action. Jennifer Kaufman said she had contacted a commercial appraiser who estimated $3,000–$4,000 to appraise the property and committed to provide a value by Sept. 1.
Kaufman said staff could schedule a public hearing as early as Sept. 28 to give time for an appraisal and negotiation, or the council could use an executive session on Sept. 14 to review appraisal and negotiate terms and then set a hearing at that meeting. Councilors asked whether sale proceeds could be designated to the affordable-housing trust fund; Kaufman said revenue designation is a council decision. Several councilors and members of the public urged careful scrutiny because the underlying parcel (approximately 26–28 acres as discussed) could be strategically valuable to a developer’s density plans.
Council direction was to proceed with appraisal and staff negotiations, arrange for an executive session at the Sept. 14 meeting if needed, and then schedule the public hearing with recommended terms once the appraisal and staff analysis are complete.
